Cigarette holder



Jam 31, 1933. L, RIBERA 1,896,015

" CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed July y14, 195o INVENTOR ATTORNEY Iz/caw kram hama Jan. 31, 1933 LUCIEN RIBERA, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE HQLDEB Application led July This invention relates to holders for cigarettes andv cigars and more particularly to holders of a type which are provided with a casing or guard adapted to enclose the cigarette or cigar while the same is being smoked.

One object of the invention is to provide a holder, chiefiy for cigarettes, which will completely remove the danger of dama -ng or setting fire to other articles while smo 'ng 1o particularly while smoking indoors, as in a lounging chair or in bed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder having a guard which will completely surround the cigarette and 15 which will effectively prevent spilling of the ashes from the burning end of a cigarette and will further allow the smoker to place the holder containing a lighted cigarette, upon an article of furniture without likelihood of causing damage, or in his pocket should he temporarily be in a place where smoking is not allowed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter specifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specifica.- tion proceeds.

W'ith the above indicated objects in view, the invention resides incertain novel constructions and combinations and arrangement 0 of parts, clearly described in the following speciiication and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which latter shows an embodiment of the invention as at present referred.

In said drawing:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the embodiment` showing cover on the bodyA of the casing or .guard in a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of same with the cover removed.

Fig.'3 is a longitudinal section of same taken through the center of the device and showing in broken lines the cover in a partially raised position.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the outer end portion of the device.

Fi 5 is a detailed perspective view of the mem r through which air is admitted into the device and which also serves as a means for securing the cover in a closed position.

1930. sending. 457,384.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout saidl drawin Referring now more particulary to said drawing, this improved cigarette holder includes a mouthpiecel l0, having a central bore therethrough and a semi-cylindrical casing or guard 11, integral therewith, said structure being preferably constructed of briar'or other suitable hardwood such as is ordinarily used in the manufacture of pipes and cigarette holders. The casing 11 has a semi-spherical end portion 11,and semi-annular spacers 12, integral with the casing, said spacers being provided in order to prevent the lighted cigarette. from resting against the casing.

The unlighted end of the cigarette 13 is inserted in an aperture 14 in the mouthpiece, said aperture being of a size to receive the end of a cigarette snugly. The aperture'is also provided with a reduced portion 14 which provides a spacing between the cigarette and the smaller aperture 10'; thereby allowing the smoke fromthe cigarette to be drawn more readily.

A hollow cover 15 is provided for the body portion, this cover being hingedly connected at the mouthpiece by means of a metal hinge 16, which includes a metal band 16 which passes around the mouthpiece. The inside of the cover is also provided with semi-annular spacers 17 which are designed to keep the cigarette from resting against the cover. The end 15 of the cover is shaped to iit into the head portion 11 of the casing; and the sides of the casing as well asy the sides of the cover are preferably bevelled as seen at 18, in Fig. 4, in order to insure a more perfect fit.

At the outer end of cover 15 a perforated member 19 is mounted in suitable apertures in the side portions of the sides of the cover. This perforated member is hollow as at 20 and air is drawn in throughathe open ends of the perforated member and thence through the small perforation 19. Smoke may also be enabled to escape in the reverse direction.

The perforated member is also provided with a yoke 21 which can be swung around over the end portion 11 of the casing 11, thus l retaining the cover in a closedA position.

It may also be found desirable to construct the casing and the mouthpiece in two pieces and provide external threads on the end of the casing and internal threads on the end of the mouthpiece, or vice versa. Thus, if either of these latter parts should break, replacement of same will be less expensive.

A further variation in the construction of the holder is to have the perforated member 19 mounted in suitable apertures in the casing instead of in the cover, thus centralizing this member in its position in the holder and making the outer end portion of the holder somewhat more attractive.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerable modification without departing from the invention; therefore, it is the wish not to be limited to the precise arrangements sho wn and described, which are as aforesaid, b v way of illustration merely; In other words the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with the prior art.

lVhat I claim as new is:

1. A cigarette holder including a mouthpiece, a semi-cylindrical casing for a cigarette, said casing being integral with said mouthpiece, and a cover structure hingedly mounted on the top of said casing, said mouthpiece having a central bore therein for the passage of smoke, said bore having an enlarged portion to receive the unlighted end of a cigarette and an intermediate reduced portion to enable the smoke to be more easlly drawn, the casing and the. cover structure having semi-annular spacers therein adapted to prevent the cigarette from resting against same, and a perforated member within said cover structure, said perforated member being hollow and having end openings adapted to allow air to be drawn from the outside through said perforations and into the casing, said perforated member having a yoke hingedly mounted thereon and adapted to" pass over lthe end of said casing, thereby to hold said cover closed.

2. A. cigarette holder including a mouthpiece, a semi-cylindrical casing integral with said mouthpiece, and a cover structure hingedly mounted on said casing, said mouthpiece having a central bore therein for the passage of smoke, said bore having an enlarged portion to receive the unlighted end of a cigarette and an intermediate reduced portion to enable the smoke to be more easily drawn, spacing devices within said casing and cover adapted to prevent the cigarette from resting against said casing and cover structure, and a perforated member extending transversely through said cover structure, said perforated member being hollow and having end openings to allow air to bc drawn from the outside, said perforated member having a yoke mounted thereon and adapted to pass over the end of said casing, thereby to hold said cover closed.

3. In a cigarette holder, the combination of a mouthpiece, a semi-cylindrical cigarettereceiving casing, and a cover structure pivotally connected to said casing, said mouthpiece having a central bore therein for the passage of smoke, said bore having an enlarged portion to receive the unlighted end of a cigarette and an intermediate reduced portion to enable the smoke to be more easily drawn, the casing and the cover having semiannular spacers therein adapted to prevent the cigarette from resting against the same, and a perforated member rotatably held within said cover, said perforated member being hollow and having end openings to allow air to be drawn from the outside, through said perforations, and a yoke mount,- ed on said perforated member and adapted to pass over the end of said casing, thereby to `hold said cover closed.

4. A cigarette holder ycomprising a body portion adapted for the reception of a cigarette, a cover closing the body portion on one side, and a latching member for retaining the body in closed position and comprising a tubular member pivotally mounted in the cover, and a yoke connected with the tubular member at its extremities and adapted to Yembrace the body portion when the cover is closed, the tubular member being open at its end and being provided with perforations throughout its length constituting means of communication between the interior of the tubular member and the interior of the holder to permit the intake of air at the ends of the tubular member for passage through the perforations to the interior of the holder.v

In testimony whereof I hereby aliix my signature.

LUCIEN RIBERA. 

